Parent Curriculum Night
KINDERGARTEN
2014-2015
Mrs. Huggins
 I used to be a sign language
interpreter.
 This is my second year at Moseley
Elementary.
 I am married and have a dog named
Buffy.
 I am working on my Masters degree
in teaching at Dallas Baptist
University
Mrs. Lasater
 This is my 8th year teaching
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kindergarten
My 7th year at Moseley
I have been married to my husband,
Cody, for 4 years
We have one son, Benjamin, who is
2 years old.
Our daughter, Caroline will be born
on September 22nd
We have a dog, Meg
Ms. Munoz
 I graduated from the University of
North Texas and later pursued my
teacher certification.
 This is my 5th year teaching
Kindergarten at Moseley.
 I have two sons, a Sophomore at
SGP and a 6th Grader at Reagan.
Mrs. Palomo
 Graduated from Southwestern
Assemblies of God University
Waxahachie, Texas
 16 years of teaching experience
 4th at Mike Moseley Elementary
 Married to Daniel, has 3 children (Isaac
28, Aaron 23 and Rebecca 17)
Ms. Vermillion
• This is my fourth year at
Moseley Elementary.
• I previously taught in
EANES ISD in the Austin
area.
• I received a Bachelor's Degree
from Texas Christian
University and a Master's
Degree in
Elementary
Education
from Texas State University.
• I have three daughters and
one son.
Mrs. Olide
• I was born and raised in El
Paso, Texas and moved here
16 years ago.
• I have been married to my
husband, Enrique, for 16
years.
• I have two daughters,
Yasmine 13 and Katelynn 11.
• I have worked for the district
13 years, 6 in Special
Education and 7 in Pre-K.
Mrs. Murillo
 Married 12 years to my husband,
Mario
 I have worked in Education for 8
years, 6 of those in California.
 This is my 2nd year at Moseley
in Pre-k
 2 kids- Vidal 8 and Arit 6
Pre-K Schedule
Morning Pre-K
Schedule
8:00-8:30
Attendance/breakfast/
Announcements/morning work
8:30-9:30 Calendar, weather, patterns, counting,
days of the week, months, movement
to music, name activities, letter
identification/word wall
ELA –Alphabet Chant-sounds, ELA
lesson.
9:30-10:00
Centers/ Math, Science,
ABC, Home
Center, Blocks, Puzzles,
Reading,
Phonemic Awareness
10:00-10:30
Math
10:30-11:00
Science/Social Studies
11:00-11:05
Get ready for dismissal
(folders, backpacks, homework)
Afternoon Pre-K Schedule
12:20-12:30 Arrival
12:30-12:40 Circle Time (LOD) Activities:
greeting, names of the day, morning
message, music etc.
12:40-1:10 ENGLISH language
arts/Phonological
Awareness
Phonics/WFTB/ELA lesson
SPANISH development centersliteracy centers, drama, Art, blocks,
library, recess (Instructional Aide)
1:10-1:40 SPANISH language arts/Phonological
Awareness Phonics/WFTB/ELA
lesson
ENGLISH development centersliteracy centers, drama, Art, blocks,
library, recess (Instructional Aide)
1:40-2:10 Bilingual Learning Centers
2:10 - 2:40 Math (ENGLISH)
2:40-3:10 Science (SPANISH)/Social Studies
3:10-3:20 Dismissal
Pre-K Expectations
ELAlanguage and communication- engaging in meaningful conversations, using complete sentences 4+
words
pre-reading and reading activities- separate sentences into words, produce words that begin with a
same sound as a given word, naming and identifying sounds of letters, ask and answer
questions about books and use information learned to compare and contrast.
Writing- working on writing own name, use scribbles or letters to convey meaning
Math
Classifying (sorting) and organizing data, developing numeracy (one to one correspondence,
conservation, recognizing numbers, shapes, colors
Science
Personal Safety and Health-examples-bathroom procedures, washing hands, fire drills
Properties of objects-five senses
Social Studies
School, Community, Friends-learn about community helpers, cultures, our school
General Education Class Schedule
8:00-8:15
Breakfast/Announcements
8:15-9:45
ELA/ Daily Five
9:45-10:25
Science
10:25-10:55
Lunch
10:55-11:25
Restroom
Recess and
11:25-12:15
Math
12:15-1:05
Specials
1:05-1:45
Math
1:45-2:15
Social Studies
2:15-3:15
ELA/Daily Five
3:15-3:20
Pack Up/Dismissal
Dual Language Class Schedule
8:00-8:10
Arrival/Breakfast
8:15-8:30
Language of the Day
8:30-10:25
English Language
Arts/Daily Five
10:25-10:55
LUNCH
10:55-11:25
RECESS
11:25-12:15
English Language Arts
12:15-1:05
Specials
1:05-1:45
Math (Bears) & Science and
Social Studies (Lions) Conceptional Refinement
SWITCH
1:45-2:25
Math (Lions) & Science and
Social Studies (Bears) Conceptional Refinement
2:25-2:55
Bilingual Centers
2:55-3:05
Snack
3:05-3:15
Pack up and Dismissal
Math Year at a Glance
 1st Nine-Weeks:
 Calendar, Numbers 0-10, Patterns
 2nd Nine-Weeks:
 2D Shapes, Graphing, Numbers 10-15, Adding and Subtracting to 10
 3rd Nine-Weeks:
 Numbers 15-20, 2D and 3D Shapes, Addition and Subtraction Word Problems
 4th Nine-Weeks:
 Fractions, Addition and Subtraction Word Problems, Measurement
ELA/SLA Year at a Glance
 1st Nine-Weeks:
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Sharing Ideas and Messages
Authors Write for a Purpose
 2nd Nine-Weeks:
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Authors Write for a Purpose
Growing Readers and Writers through Literacy Works
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Growing Readers and Writers through Informational Text
Rediscovering Literacy Text
 4th Nine-Weeks:
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Connecting as Readers and Writers
Research
Media Matters
Science Year at a Glance
 1st Nine-Weeks:
 Responsible Practices
 Matter and Energy
 Force and Motion
 2nd Nine-Weeks:
 Force and Motion
 Earth Material
 Weather
 3rd Nine-Weeks:
 Space
 Living Organisms
 4th Nine-Weeks:
 Living Organisms
 Weather
 Organisms and Environments
Social Studies Year at a Glance
 1st Nine-Weeks:
 Classroom Routines, People and Places in the School
 Celebrate Freedom (US and Texas symbols)
 Classroom as Community
 Family as Community
 2nd Nine-Weeks:
 Neighborhood
 Celebrations, Customs, and Traditions
 3rd Nine-Weeks:
 People in our Community
 People who shaped our Nation
 Community Helpers
 4th Nine-Weeks:
 Technology
 Solving Community Problems
 Alike and Different: Geography, Customs, and Traditions
Academic Expectations
 Reading
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Level 4 or higher
 Writing
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2 or 3 sentences related to the same topic
Detailed picture with setting, character, action
No stick people
 Math
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Counting to 100 by 1’s, 5’s and 10’s
Identify numbers 1-20
Identify shapes Analyze a graph
Simple addition and subtraction problems using manipulatives
Report Cards
 Go home at the end of each 9 weeks
 Sign and send back
 No grades
 Check list
 N mean needs improvement
 S means satisfactory
Pre-k progress report
1-developed
2-still developing
3-experiencing difficulties
Attendance Policy
 The school day begins at 8:00AM and the tardy bell rings at 8:10AM
 If your child needs to be out due to illness or an unforseen event, please
contact Moseley's PEIMS clerk, Amanda Jordan.
 It is important for your child to be at school on time every day and to stay the
length of the day.
Classroom Expectations
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Behavior System
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Homework
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10:55-11:25
If too hot, cold or raining recess will be inside
Dismissal
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10:25-10:55
Snack time is from 3:00-3:10
Recess
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To be completed each night
Reading Log
Take Home Readers
Lunch
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Green means “ready to learn”
Blue means “good job”
Purple means “awesome”
Yellow means “slow down”
Red means “stop”
3:10
Please refer to the dismissal note that was sent home earlier this year.
Newsletters
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Our grade level newsletter will be posted on our kindergarten website.
You can get to the website from gpisd.org
Field Trips
 Nature Center
 Spring 2015
 Outside classroom (learning environment)
 Fort Worth Zoo
 Spring 2015
 Parents must have background check done and completed two weeks prior
to the field trip
PTA
 Please join PTA
 PTA helps pay for our field trips
 PTA does a lot of things for the students and staff at Moseley
 Cost to join PTA is $ 6.50 per person